Lucy Gwendolen Williams (British, 1870-1955) ...... Art Deco Bronze of a Nude Boy

This little Bronze, circa 1930's casting, is headed into my collection from an Antiques Dealer in Britain. These small sculptures don't take up a lot of space and add an amusement factor to my collection. Williams was born in Lower Bebington, Cheshire, UK. During the 1890s she studied at the Wimbledon College of Arts under the tutelage of Alfred Drury, later moving to the Royal College of Art where she was taught by Professor Edouard Lantieri. Although she also painted watercolours and reliefs, her main work was in bronze or marble, consisting of statuettes, busts and children's heads. In 1893, whilst still a student at Wimbledon College, some of her work was exhibited at the Royal Academy and she was to continue exhibiting there until 1935. Her work was also shown at the Royal Scottish Academy, the Paris Salon and in Rome and New York. Williams awards included silver medals at the National Eisteddfod of Wales and the Franco-British Exhibition and a bronze Santiago medal. Her private patrons included Queen Alexandra of Denmark and Queen Margherita of Italy, while examples of her work in Britain include two bronze statuettes in Leeds and one in Liverpool. She died in Buxton in 1955.

And here is a sampling of her other works: